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What is success?

Success is considered very important in life. One's life becomes successful when one attains a very good position in society. Usually a person is said to be successful when he has attained all the conveniences in his life. One way in which he becomes successful is by becoming rich. Usually in our society a person who has wealth is said to be a successful person, rather than a person who has knowledge.

In our world, a person's good qualities are often outweighed by his bad ones in the eyes of society. A person who has become successful is not readily accepted by the society. Knowledge of a person's bad qualities spread like wildfire, and this is made worse by the fact that nobody likes others becoming successful.

If a person wants to be successful, he needs to work hard. Many people become successful through their will power and determination. Poor people should be given more opportunity to rise and get a higher position in society.

In order to be successful, a person should have faith in God and once he has achieved a good position, he should not show ingratitude to God. Also, one should not be so proud of being successful and neglect the fact that God is the one who has raised him to that position.

Therefore, in the future — why not from this generation? — society should accept a person as successful in his or her abilities and not on the basis of his or her birth in a highly positioned family.

Deepa Alex, X
Thiruvananthapuram: Atmananda Memorial School, Chengannur

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